The Pilgrim's Progress is a classic....one I think I should read. I tried. I just couldn't get into it. Allegories are usually not my favorites (although I do love Hinds Feet on High Places). I could certainly relate to "Christian" as he progresses (hee hee) on his journey. Maybe another time...
...and while I'm feeling guilty for not finishing a classic....The Cost of Discipleship. How could I NOT finish this, knowing that Dietrich Bonhoffer wrote it while suffering in a Nazi concentration camp?!? It just wasn't what I expected, and again, I just couldn't get into it. To my credit, I started reading it because it was on my friend, Lisa's, reading list for this year, and she didn't finish it either. Anyone read this? Love it?
Finally, one that I didn't finish that has NO guilt attached. I started Confessions of a Shopaholic because a friend recommended it, I was looking for a light summer read, and I wanted to see why it is so popular. It started out well, but after about a hundred pages of MORE overspending and rationalizing, I'd had enough. I wasn't looking for life changing, but seriously, SOME plot would have been nice. I didn't hate it, it just didn't grab me. If I'm going to read fluff, I at least want to laugh and enjoy it.
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This made me laugh... even with a true *love* of classic literature, I just.can.not. persevere through Pilgrim's Progress. I've tried several times and really can't. I think that John and I finished it together (out loud) when we were dating, but if we did, it was only to say that I had done it. :-)
your blog is so cheery. i LOVE the colors and header.
hinds feet on high places was a good read, but oh! it just frustrated me every time she had to go through another trial. i just wanted her to arrive already (i relate too much)!
i've wanted to read deitrich bonhofer's "cost of discipline."
it's on my list.
I too couldn't finish Shopaholic... also despite tons of recommendations, twice now I have tried to read The Mark of Lion series and just can not get into it.
Clever post!
HAH! Go ahead and feel better...I haven't read any of those.
When I first opened up your post I was hoping you weren't going to list "The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind". I'd love to hear your thoughts when you're finished with it.
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